County beat adds up county officials’ deeds
County beat grades officials in a lighthearted review. New London praises the motorcycle swap meet for honoring a contract and delegations from Spokesmen Club. Airport Authority leader Jack Fynes earns praise for bridging sides in a long running suit with Ron Zoellner. Norwalk Police criticized for concealing July 12 museum break ins and a North Fairfield break in, raising questions on public right to know. Judge Heydinger earns mixed marks for a microfilming request and for adapting to a new court center, with critique of handling funding decisions.
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New London
Norwalk
Firelands Museum
North Fairfield Museum
North Fairfield
Huron County Sheriff’s Office
Thomas E. Heydinger
Public officials clash over funding and meetings in county
The Huron County scene shows Judge Heydinger and commissioners at odds over microfilming and funding requests. A Reflector appeal seeks face to face talks, while Linn Center’s 648 Board earns praise for budgeting and trust.
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Heydinger
Judge Heydinger
Huron County Commissioners
Tom Carabin
Roy Palm
Maurice Smith
648
Fred
Richards
Linn
Norwalk Reflector prints reader letters on immigration debate
The Norwalk Reflector carries Dear Abby exchanges on immigration and charity, urging limits on foreigners and defending aid to victims of war. It cites Emma Lazarus and the Statue of Liberty while presenting reader questions about fitting moral duties to national concerns.
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Abby
Charity
America
Emma Lazarus
Early Ohio Rail Era Through Huron County’s Lost Line
The Chessie system ended the only north south rail in Huron County, tracing from Plymouth to Willard then Centerton Havana Pontiac Station Monroeville and Sandusky. Chartered 1835 as Monroeville and Sandusky City Railroad, it began 1838 with horse drawn cars and iron strap rails, first steam engines arriving 1845 or 1846.
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Huron County
Chessie
Plymouth
Willard
Centerton
Havana
Pontiac Station
Monroeville
Prairie Land
Sandusky
Ohio
Mad River
Isaac Mills
Edward Baker
George Hollister
Huron County Auditor’s
Ridgefield Township
Harry Griffin
Prout Station
Brigham Young
Utah
Kirtland
Young
John Gardiner
Norwalk
Gardiner
Sandusky City
Centerville
Mansfield
New Haven
Abijah Ives
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago Junction
Hollister and Mills
Middlesex
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Huron
Cedar Point
The
Spokesmen Motorcycle Club
Airport Authority
Jack Fynes
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Ron Zoellner
Hal Freeman
Jim Rubright
Golda Stein
Linn Center
Richard Frost
Richard
Thomas Joseph
Providence
Red Regiment
Highlander
Sanford's
Burden
Creature
Embank
Helen of Spain
Suspicion
Lhasa
Ola
BOM
Antlj
Henry Kissinger
C. C. Colton
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulation and
Ohio Newspaper Association
Milan
Wakeman
Greenwich
London
Erie
U.S
Abigail van Buren
Casa Grande, Ariz
Con
Zero
Madeline Mesmer
Ace
Dcan
Aibby
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